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MoI: Official approved fraudulent land privatization decisions

A resident of Struga is suspected of producing fraudulent land privatization decisions for other individuals between 2022 and 2024, and subsequently unilaterally affixing an...

Ex-director Bajrami pleads not guilty in State Lottery trial

Former State Lottery director Perparim Bajrami says that he does not feel guilty regarding the State Lottery case during Friday’s hearing at the Skopje...

MoI disbands entire Kumanovo-based Drug Enforcement Task Force

Eleven weeks after the Drug Enforcement Task Force was established, its results were deemed insufficient. Following a proposal by Public Security Bureau head Aleksandar...

Number of murders down; 12 murders by August, security situation improved, says Interior Minister

The investigation into the murder in Chair is ongoing; authorities are clarifying circumstances regarding one of the two suspects—including why the individual was at...

Pulse case trial: Hearing against 13 police officers postponed due to absence of witnesses

A hearing in the trial of 13 police officers, accused of serious offenses against public safety related to the tragedy at the Pulse nightclub...

Violent offender and loan shark arrested for threatening PM Mickoski via social media; PPO seeks detention

A public prosecutor from the Kumanovo Basic Public Prosecutor's Office (PPO) has initiated proceedings against a 39-year-old resident of the village of Cherkezi, based...

MoI confirms: Perparim Bajrami taken to Skopje Prison, surrendered to the police at Blace border

The Macedonian Ministry of Interior (MoI) informs that Wednesday morning at the Blace border crossing, former State Lottery CEO Perparim Bajrami, accused of embezzlement...

Janushev’s driver demanded EUR 1,500 to arrange employment of firefighter, gets 30-day detention

A public prosecutor from the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption (PPO OCC), acting on a criminal complaint filed by...

Police detain Makedonski Brod resident suspected of causing fire in Breznica

The police detained a 38-year-old man from Makedonski Brod, acting on a report that on September 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. he caused a...

Two Czech nationals arrested for Army barracks, sketching military facilities, combat equipment

Two Czech nationals, who were staying in Skopje, were arrested after they entered the Ilinden Army barracks without authorization and, according to the police's...

Turkish national arrested in Ohrid, charged with mediation in prostitution

A Turkish national has been detained in Ohrid on suspicion of participating in activities related to recruiting and luring a person for the purpose...

PPO launches investigation into embezzlement, money laundering of over EUR 2.2 million

A public prosecutor from the Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption (PPO OCC), acting on a criminal complaint filed by the...

Police crack down on criminal group– over EUR 2 million embezzled through vehicle registration fraud

The police have dismantled a criminal group that, according to the investigation, for years through false reports, fictitious presentation of financial data and transferring...

Thirteen-year-old will not be held criminally liable for stabbing peer, Court orders 30-day detention to 19-year-old brother

The Skopje Criminal Court ordered a 30-day detention for the 19-year-old who participated in the bloody fight in Skopje’s Chair on Monday, in which...

Four kilometers of fish-poachers’ nets emptied Lake Ohrid of whitefish – confiscations, no arrests

The Ohrid Lake Police discovered four kilometers of illegally placed nets for fishing Wednesday in Lake Ohrid, near the Struga villages of Kalista and...

Skopje resident sets fire to apartment, caught within hours

The Skopje Police Department has filed criminal charges against D.T. (51) from Skopje for causing general danger under Article 288, paragraph 1 of the...

MoI scandal – forged driver’s licenses sold for EUR 1,400

The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) is investigating forged driver’s licenses, which are suspected of being purchased for EUR 1,400 per category. Suspicions of forging...

Macedonians to be able to pay their “Safe City” fines via app

The “Safe City” mobile application for online payment for violations, which is currently intended only for cars with foreign license plates, will also be...

Ohrid woman suspected of assaulting mother and three daughters with sharp object

A woman from Ohrid tried to assault a 39-year-old fellow resident and her three daughters with a sharp object, after a previous argument and...

Macedonian hitman linked to the Kavach clan arrested in Serbia

The Serbian police have arrested a Macedonian citizen (J. G.) in Priboj, on suspicion of entering Serbia as the perpetrator of a contract killing. During...

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